Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

An island said to shake with the current.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

Mysterious wreckage of a small plane has been lodged in this tree since at least 1971.

The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.